Uber luxury vehicle with an engine out repair. Of course the bill is going to be big.I think this is becoming more common with vehicles. Look at this estimate for a 2017 Range Rover with 82k miles and the engine won't start, $36k.
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how about the part of never putting a dime in that racist sack of shit's pockets?
As far as the vehicle, I see no point in a back seat I would not be comfortable in. Just give it up, delete it and it becomes somewhat more useful.
If weight didn't matter, I would agree with you in principle. Every additional round of packaging adds weight.What they really need to do is standardize the battery modules themselves. Make each module light enough to move by one person, maybe something the size and shape of a rackmount server that snaps into a backplane. The way these modules communicate with the car and the output voltage would be standard. The technology inside the module itself could be proprietary, as long as it meets the voltage and communication spec. As battery tech improves they could make new modules that use that tech but work with existing cars. Or if you get a damaged one you should be able to swap it out with any make/model and it should be a fairly routine shop job that takes a few hours. The modules would essentially act as a fixed voltage source, something like 100 volts. The car itself could then put as many as it wants in series/parallel, that's up to the manufacturer. The communication port on each module would tell the car the state of each module as well as be used to control charging. Each module would get power directly from the charger and support something like 120 to 600v AC or DC and be responsible for it's own battery management. That car's computer would have an overview of all modules and have direct access to the charger, so still be in control of the overall charge rate but each module would do it's own limiting if it hits a certain limit.
When you open up a battery pack it would essentially be a large backplane that accepts many of these. Some EVs could even have a bunch of slots that are easily user accessible to add extra range.
Making this a standard would also open up economy of scales to mass produce these standard modules, as they could be used in other things than cars too. Ex: backup power, solar, and so on. The way it is now is a mess as each EV make/model uses totally different architecture and it's own proprietary everything. If they want to use proprietary stuff, then all that should be implemented inside the module itself. Idea is you can swap that out with something else later down the line, if the tech improves, or you find a cheaper one.
I'm still amazed people buy that brand. I've never heard anyone have a good time with one of those.I think this is becoming more common with vehicles. Look at this estimate for a 2017 Range Rover with 82k miles and the engine won't start, $36k.
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It's "Posh".I'm still amazed people buy that brand. I've never heard anyone have a good time with one of those.
I've seen a notable uptick in people with them around here. I don't know if there was a fire sale, it's becoming more trendy or what but it boggles my mindI'm still amazed people buy that brand. I've never heard anyone have a good time with one of those.
Literally keeping up with the JonesesI've seen a notable uptick in people with them around here. I don't know if there was a fire sale, it's becoming more trendy or what but it boggles my mind
I've seen a notable uptick in people with them around here. I don't know if there was a fire sale, it's becoming more trendy or what but it boggles my mind
The common phrasing out in the real bush work is "The Land Rover will get you there, the Land Cruiser will bring you back"I'm still amazed people buy that brand. I've never heard anyone have a good time with one of those.
Most Americans probably haven't touched a bike in the last decade.I mean it's helpful to me! All this time people are saying "but we need these huge trucks in the US, you just don't understand" when actually they just wanted to make the one bike journey rather than the two!
3k to find a loose timing chain? God I'm so glad I do my own wrenching and don't buy these ridiculous cars.I think this is becoming more common with vehicles. Look at this estimate for a 2017 Range Rover with 82k miles and the engine won't start, $36k.
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That's insane, but not surprising.Most Americans probably haven't touched a bike in the last decade.
I went to an HOA meeting in my neighborhood today. The meeting was in the meeting of our quarter section size neighborhood, so the longest walk would be about 1/3 mile. Everyone, except me, drove there some from less than a 5 minute walk away. Americans just don't even think of any transportation besides cars and planes.
you can keep using ruters as your daily reliaple source. fine with meTotally amazing sources and so reliable.
jesus h christ.
you can keep using ruters as your daily reliaple source. fine with me
Wait. Was he throwing shade at Reuters whilst also linking to random YouTubers?Thomson Reuters - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
maybe read up a bit about the company?
Yeap. Can't badmouth genius Elon after all. He even has issue with Reuters reporting MB and other car companies starting a charging network.Wait. Was he throwing shade at Reuters whilst also linking to random YouTubers?
I knew it! It was a Cybertruck in stealth mode that took out the Key bridge!
Conspiracy theories don't need basis in realityMan, it would have sunk way before it got to the bridge! Unless that harbor is less watery than a car wash!
The ineresting bit of that is the 3878 shipped number. I'm not big on the car market but that doesnt sound like a lot!And there is a recall for the stuck accelerator pedal (All 3,878 CT that have been delivered are part of the recall)